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Fairmont Pittsburgh Sip & Sample - 4/10/10

More than 430 guests attended the grand opening Sip and Sample event at the highly anticipated and eco-friendly Fairmont Pittsburgh hotel. Fairmont Pittsburgh is the city’s newest and premiere luxury hotel, featuring the highest degree of green living. Sip and Sample allowed black-tie clad guests to preview the hotel while enjoying a modern garden theme, including an orchid chandelier and reflecting pools, along with musical entertainment courtesy of The Roger Humphries Big Band and the Daniel May Band, Cirque Productions aerialists, and delectable cuisine from Habitat, the hotel restaurant. The event featured a silent auction to benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council by raising more than $11,000 for the cause. Event speakers included Chairman and CEO of PNC Bank Jim Rohr, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts President Tom Storey, and Fairmont Pittsburgh General Manager Leonard Czarnecki. Photography by Rachel Stadelmeier